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[Andy Ray Terrel <andy.terrel@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 6:52 AM, Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:46:35AM +0000, Garth N. Wells wrote:
>>     I tried Google groups as an alternativ to setting up a mailman list
>>     on
>>     [1]fenicsproject.org (which required some non-trivial
>>     configuration):
>>     [2]https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!forum/fenics-dev
>>     Would that be a good alternative, or does it require everyone who
>>     wants to post to register for a Google email account?
>>   It would be nice if we don't have to maintain a mailing list ourselves.
>>   Garth
>
> I see a couple of advantages of having a mailing list hosted on fenicsproject.org:
>
> - Not requiring users to create a Google account (assuming that is necessary)

Not strictly necessary, but a good idea:
* https://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/google-groups-faq#isgoogleaccountrequired

>
> - A more appealing addres: fenics-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> The difficulty is not in setting up mailman itself, which is very
> basic, but in getting the infrastructure for sending/receiving emails
> on the server in place (using postfix). This is something we need to
> do anyway, to get emails when things fail, break-in attempts etc.
>
> I'll make an attempt to get the mail server in place, then we can try
> out the mailman list and evaluate whether to use that or Google
> groups.
>
> --
> Anders
>
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